The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Hey won't you
Slide between between these
Walls we built?
Back to when we were
Outside the door,
Outside your house we were
hey won't you
Slide between these
Walls we built
Back to when we were
Outside the door
Outside your house we were
And a jp,e walkin' alone
Outside in this schoolyard
How did we end up here
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
hey don't stop
The conversation we had
Do you
Remember what was said
We'll start again
We'll start all over and
We'll start again
We'll start all over again
Am I walking home from this schoolyard
I gotta whole lotta regret
How did we end up here
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
I had a thought that we
That we end up like this
I had a thought that we'd
End up like all the rest
But hey what's this
Plan we master
Why did you
Believe the things we said
Did we decide
That we'd be walkin'
Outside the door
Outside your house
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
Slide between between these
Walls we built?
Back to when we were
Outside the door,
Outside your house we were
hey won't you
Slide between these
Walls we built
Back to when we were
Outside the door
Outside your house we were
And a jp,e walkin' alone
Outside in this schoolyard
How did we end up here
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
hey don't stop
The conversation we had
Do you
Remember what was said
We'll start again
We'll start all over and
We'll start again
We'll start all over again
Am I walking home from this schoolyard
I gotta whole lotta regret
How did we end up here
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
I had a thought that we
That we end up like this
I had a thought that we'd
End up like all the rest
But hey what's this
Plan we master
Why did you
Believe the things we said
Did we decide
That we'd be walkin'
Outside the door
Outside your house
(chorus)
Makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
makin' a
Makin' a
Makin' a timebomb
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Time Bomb Lyrics as written by Tom King
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how has this not gotten any comments???? this is possibly one of my favorite songs of all time. to me, its about a boy and girl who can never really get it right, and throughout time they are on and off. now, the boy wants to completely "slide between these walls" that they built, and "start all over" their love is a time bomb. over the course of time, it is inactive, and then explodes. any other ideas?